Latest developments in the case of 4 flight attendants transporting more than 11kg of banned substances: The Civil Aviation Administration of Vietnam issued a new directive

The Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam assessed the case of 4 flight attendants carrying banned substances back home, affecting the image and national brand and showing the risk of threatening aviation security and safety. For that reason, the Civil Aviation Administration of Vietnam requires discipline of the head if there is smuggling, fraud or counterfeit goods through the airline.

Recently, the Civil Aviation Administration of Vietnam has just issued Directive 1480 on the prevention of smuggling and commercial fraud for airline employees.

In the directive, the Civil Aviation Administration of Vietnam recalled the case of 4 flight attendants of Vietnam Airlines participating in the transport of goods containing 11.2 kg of banned substances on March 16.

"The incident has attracted great attention from the public, affected the image of the national brand and showed the potential threat of aviation safety and security if not corrected in time," said Mr. The agency's notice clearly stated, and confirmed that the case also showed that Directive 2677 dated June 20, 2022 on prevention of smuggling of flight crew members had not been implemented and implemented by Vietnamese airlines. effective.

In order to strengthen the prevention of smuggling by air, the Director of the Civil Aviation Administration of Vietnam requested the aviation enterprises to prescribe the responsibilities and discipline the head of the unit and the person in charge of implementing the measures. measures to prevent and combat smuggling, commercial fraud and counterfeit goods when the incident occurs.

These enterprises must deeply understand to their employees about the harm to the image of the country and businesses from abetting or participating in violations of the law; proactively strengthen internal security control for aviation employees; Require all personnel involved in the air transport chain to "follow the correct procedure".

Particularly for airlines, the Civil Aviation Administration of Vietnam has requested to strengthen the periodic and irregular inspection of the flight crew's luggage before and after the end of the flight, and strictly handle violations when detecting violations. When an incident occurs, the airline must actively comment on the incident, learn from experience and widely disseminate it to all employees throughout the system to serve as a warning lesson, and thereby review and supplement Add provisions to close the gap if any.

The Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam has assigned the airport to direct aviation security forces to strengthen control of people and objects brought into restricted areas; resolutely handle cases of entering restricted areas for improper purposes, transporting objects not on the registered list.

Previously, on June 20, 2022, right after the case of 9 Vietnam Airlines flight attendants being detained by Melbourne (Australia) airport authorities for carrying a large amount of foreign currency, the Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam issued Directive 2677 on strengthening prevention and combat of smuggling and commercial fraud of airline crew members.

On March 16, 4 flight attendants of Vietnam Airlines were found to be carrying luggage containing 11.2 kg of synthetic banned substances from France to Ho Chi Minh City. After a period of detention, the investigating agency temporarily determined that there were no grounds to prosecute the accused, so they temporarily released these flight attendants. However, the CAAV insists that flight attendants are still subject to industry discipline.

Sharing about the next development of the case of 4 flight attendants transporting more than 11kg of banned substances, lawyer Dang Van Cuong - Head of Chinh Phap Law Office said: "So far, the authorities have prosecuted the criminal case to The investigation agency will clarify who has committed the act of illegally trading in banned substances to prosecute the accused. Forbidden to 4 flight attendants or the recipient, the case will be temporarily suspended in accordance with the law."

However, if during the investigation, the competent forces discover other signs of law violation by the people involved (including 4 flight attendants), the authorities will still handle them according to regulations. .

"The release of 4 flight attendants is due to the verification results that have made it clear that these people did not know this is a banned substance. However, this release is not a circumstance to close the case. The agency conducting the proceedings will continue to clarify who the above banned substances belong to, and who asked them to illegally transport them to Vietnam," said lawyer Dang Van Cuong.

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